Politics Field Notes from Olympia: Moeties, closed-door caucus meetings and our open government ideal Legislative caucuses are off limits to the press and public, including anthropologists. by David Price / March 19, 2015
Politics Field Notes from Olympia: What if lawmakers were more like the people they serve? State Sen. Andy Hill, a prototypical Washington legislator: white, male, well-educated and well to do. Not that there's anything wrong with that. by David Price / February 26, 2015
Politics Field Notes from Olympia: Legislating virtual worlds Laws about taxing or not taxing online sales are an example of a cultural invention that dictates the way we view and behave in the "real" world. by David Price / February 22, 2015
Politics Field Notes from Olympia: The power of language and the "fear grimace" Facial expressions and posture send signals about relationships and power dynamics. by David Price / February 12, 2015
Politics Field Notes from Olympia: An anthropologist in the state capital An anthropologist in the capital, studying state lawmakers in their natural habitat. by David Price / February 11, 2015
Politics Oil spill's challenges engulf NOAA Seattle team Drill ships and support vessels at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, May 26. by Ross Anderson / May 27, 2010
Politics Michelle Malkin’s journey from ideas to tribes Michelle Malkin by Ross Anderson / November 5, 2009
Politics All the news that ain't A recovering campaign reporter witnesses the demise of journalistic objectivity, and wonders what will replace it. by Ross Anderson / November 5, 2008
Politics The big shakedown: Going after a conspiracy The King County Courthouse (then known as the City-County Building), left, and Seattle Public Safety Building (police headquarters), right, in 1955. This is looking south on Fourth Avenue. (Seattle... by Ross Anderson / June 8, 2008
Politics The big shakedown: Seattle's legacy of crooked cops Pioneer Square, 1963. by Ross Anderson / June 5, 2008
